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Hal ChasevsReggie Smith

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

1B · VAL group BAT

Hal Chase

1905–1919 · 15 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Reggie Smith

1966–1982 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Hal Chase and Reggie Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Hal Chase	Stat	Reggie Smith
15	Seasons	17
136.7	Career VAL	152.7
16.6 (1916)	Peak-season VAL	16.5 (1977)
—	Gold Gloves	1×
—	All-Star Selections	7×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Hal Chase and Reggie Smith have
Hal Chase	Stat	Reggie Smith
Career
1,919	Games	1,987
Batting
2,158	Hits	2,020
57	Home runs	314
941	RBI	1,092
980	Runs	1,123
363	Stolen bases	137
276

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Hal Chase	Reggie Smith
22	4.3	6.5
23	14.8	10.1
24	11.7	13.2
25	4.4	11.1
26	8	11.4
27	11.6	10.7
28	10.9	11.1
29	4.4	14.9
30	2.8	10.6
31	12.4	4.9
32	13.7	16.5
33	16.6	14
34	10	3.7
35	3.9	7.5
36	7.2	—
37	—	6.5